November 14, 1851, marked the first day that the American public could purchase Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, the latest novel by the modestly successful author Herman Melville, for $1.50 (around $60 ...

Not until the early 20th century was Herman Melville's novel ... drafted what would become the novel Moby Dick, Melville met and befriended Nathaniel Hawthorne, who had recently published ...

The former Blue Plaque home of American author Herman Melville, where he wrote early drafts of Mody-Dick in the late 1840s, ...

Although author Herman Melville never called New Bedford home, he wrote glowingly of the port city in his most famous work “Moby-Dick,” describing it as “perhaps the dearest place to live in ...

The event, hosted by owner Laura Ryan, started at 12 p.m. to celebrate the work of Herman Melville inspired by the "Moby-Dick" Marathon. "I love that the 'Moby-Dick' Marathon is such a huge ...

According to a news release from the college, Hartwick philosophy department chair and sculptor Stefanie Rocknak has been selected to create a sculpture of "Moby-Dick" author Herman Melville in New ...

Restored by the Berkshire County Historical Society, the home of "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale" author Herman Melville is open to visitors interested in learning more about the literary legend.

Melville, who was born in New York, spent much of his life at sea and came to London in the autumn of 1849 to secure a publisher for his novel White-Jacket, or, the World in a Man-of-War and to ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — Fans of Herman Melville’s famous novel “Moby-Dick” have a weekend of events to look forward to. The New Bedford Whaling Museum’s 29th annual “Moby-Dick ...

With life-size puppets and cinematic stylings, Plexus Polaire’s Moby Dick is a dark and immersive plunge into Herman Melville ...

Not until the early 20th century was Herman Melville's novel ... drafted what would become the novel Moby Dick, Melville met and befriended Nathaniel Hawthorne, who had recently published ...